Detection of Bartonella henselae in domestic cats' saliva.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Bartonella species are being recognized as increasingly important bacterial pathogens in veterinary and human medicine. These organisms can be transmitted by an arthropod vector or alternatively by animal scratches or bites. The objectives of this study were to identify contamination of cat's saliva and nail with B. henselae as a causative role to infect human in a sample of the cat population in Iran.

Materials and methods

Blood, saliva and nail samples were collected from 140 domestic cats (stray and pet) from Tehran and Shahrekord and analyzed for the presence of B. henselae with cultural and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods and DNA sequencing.

Results

In this study B. henselae was detected in 10.9% of saliva samples (12/110) from p

SUBMITTER: Oskouizadeh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3279777 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature